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| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | 2012 Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Carthage (14) | 238 | 8-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Springfield (2) | 226 | 11-4 | 2 |
| 3 | UC Santa Cruz | 208 | 4-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Juniata | 180 | 9-5 | 4 |
| 5 | MIT | 175 | 10-3 | 5 |
| 6 | NYU | 163 | 9-2 | 6 |
| T-7 | Nazareth | 140 | 10-4 | 7 |
| T-7 | Stevens | 140 | 8-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Rivier | 101 | 7-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Vassar | 91 | 4-4 | 10 |
| 11 | Medaille | 78 | 10-5 | 11 |
| T-12 | Baruch | 55 | 6-2 | 12 |
| T-12 | SUNY New Paltz | 55 | 10-2 | T-14 |
| 14 | Ramapo | 38 | 7-5 | 13 |
| 15 | Emmanuel | 21 | 4-3 | T-14 |
Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Eastern Mennonite 3; Elmira 3
Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 13 combined points.
Next Poll: February 28, 2012
Poll conducted and distributed by the AVCA
